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Best Three Album Run - Gentle Giant or Camel
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Poll Question: Which of there do you prefer
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    Posted: January 13 2022 at 20:23
Camel for me. If it had been the first 3 GG albums I might have had a more difficult time deciding, but still it should have been Camel.
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I've also found Gentle Giant's albums underwhelming. I've given most of them 2 listens each 
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easy.
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Could never get into Gentle Giant
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Camel wins easily for me here, having listened to all of Gentle Giant's underwhelming albums for the first time yesterday. Unhappy
Well, we all know what listening to an album only once is worth.
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Wrong trio of GG-albums (for me) so Camel
But I'd vote for Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste - Three Friends

TPATG - Freehand- Interview , but I would still vote for Camel.

make it the first four albums and GG beat everyone Wink
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Camel by the thickness of a hair.
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Wrong trio of GG-albums (for me) so Camel
But I'd vote for Gentle Giant - Acquiring the Taste - Three Friends
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love all 6 albums

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Gentle Giant
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Originally posted by Mascodagama Mascodagama wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Camel wins easily for me here, having listened to all of Gentle Giant's underwhelming albums for the first time yesterday. Unhappy
Gentle Giant aren't for everyone, just as Camel isn't for everyone. Giant gets my vote overwhelmingly.

At least you listened, Paul.


Yes, nothing ventured, nothing gained, as they say, and Cristi warned me in advance that I probably wouldn't acquire the taste for Gentle Giant, so I wasn't too disappointed by them when my expectations were already low to begin with. On a positive note though, at least I'll be able to take part in Gentle Giant polls from now on, including this one. Smile


I only knew that a band like Gentle Giant is not your thing, not your kind of band. Therefore your so called "low expectations" make no sense to me. Confused

This forum is probably littered with people who now love Gentle Giant but who did not get on with them on first hearing, and I’d include myself in that number. Of course nobody is obliged to like them, but “I listened to them once and didn’t like it, so I’ll sh*t-rate them in polls forevermore” is a bit of a…superficial…approach.

thank you for saying that.
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Camel wins easily for me here, having listened to all of Gentle Giant's underwhelming albums for the first time yesterday. Unhappy
Gentle Giant aren't for everyone, just as Camel isn't for everyone. Giant gets my vote overwhelmingly.

At least you listened, Paul.


Yes, nothing ventured, nothing gained, as they say, and Cristi warned me in advance that I probably wouldn't acquire the taste for Gentle Giant, so I wasn't too disappointed by them when my expectations were already low to begin with. On a positive note though, at least I'll be able to take part in Gentle Giant polls from now on, including this one. Smile


I only knew that a band like Gentle Giant is not your thing, not your kind of band. Therefore your so called "low expectations" make no sense to me. Confused

This forum is probably littered with people who now love Gentle Giant but who did not get on with them on first hearing, and I’d include myself in that number. Of course nobody is obliged to like them, but “I listened to them once and didn’t like it, so I’ll sh*t-rate them in polls forevermore” is a bit of a…superficial…approach.

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'Giant, saved by In a Glass House.
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Gentle Giant, but there's not a lot in it. In general I agree that GG were more adventurous musically, but David Bedford's orchestral arrangements for The Snow Goose showed a more exploratory side to Camel.
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I love all. I rated all with 5 stars. But, I need to go with Gentle Giant. It has a more adventurous and innovative prog sound.
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Camel gets the nod. 
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I love all. I rated all with 5 stars. But, I need to go with Gentle Giant. It has a more adventurous and innovative prog sound.
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The first two by both bands (in that run) are great but then IAGH just leaves me cold. If it was TPATG I would feel very different. Camel on the other hand did a perfect album run that for me is the best by any band of any genre.
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Originally posted by Necrotica Necrotica wrote:

Gotta go with Gentle Giant here, although personally I would have preferred to have Power and the Glory in the trio rather than Three Friends 

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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

Please.

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Please.
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Easily Camel.

My Gentle Giant trio would be Octopus/In a Glass House/The Power and the Glory (my favorite).

Even so I would choose Camel.
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